diff --git a/backend/archive/zip/zip.go b/backend/archive/zip/zip.go
index 6af2d21d7..58e285b8e 100644
--- a/backend/archive/zip/zip.go
+++ b/backend/archive/zip/zip.go
@@ -163,6 +163,14 @@ func (f *Fs) readZip() (singleObject bool, err error) {
 			dt.AddDir(dir)
 		} else {
 			if remote == "" {
+				// A file at the root itself can only be the
+				// archive member f.root points at - with no root
+				// it is a crafted name for the archive's own
+				// directory, which can't be a file
+				if f.root == "" {
+					skipped++
+					continue
+				}
 				remote = path.Base(f.root)
 				singleObject = true
 				dt = dirtree.New()
diff --git a/backend/archive/zip/zip_internal_test.go b/backend/archive/zip/zip_internal_test.go
index 5b7a0252d..27ef80cd4 100644
--- a/backend/archive/zip/zip_internal_test.go
+++ b/backend/archive/zip/zip_internal_test.go
@@ -104,3 +104,27 @@ func TestReadZipRootBoundary(t *testing.T) {
 	remotes := allRemotes(t, f)
 	assert.Equal(t, []string{"a.txt"}, remotes)
 }
+
+// A file entry whose name refers to the archive's own root (".", "/",
+// "./" or "") must be skipped, not turn the whole archive into a single
+// file which hides every other entry.
+func TestReadZipRootNamedEntry(t *testing.T) {
+	ctx := context.Background()
+	dir := t.TempDir()
+	name := writeZip(t, dir, "dot.zip",
+		".",
+		"/",
+		"./",
+		"",
+		"good.txt",
+	)
+
+	localFs, err := cache.Get(ctx, dir)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	f, err := New(ctx, localFs, name, "", "")
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	remotes := allRemotes(t, f)
+	assert.Equal(t, []string{"good.txt"}, remotes)
+}